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Dictionary: lone wolf

n.
One who prefers to go without the company or assistance of others. Also called lone hand.


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Idioms: lone wolf
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A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others. For example, Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing. This expression alludes to the tendency of some species of wolf to hunt alone rather than in packs. [c. 1900]


 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Lone Wolf
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Lone Wolf, d. 1879, Kiowa Chief. He led some Kiowas on raids in 1874 after his son had been killed by whites, but he was defeated and with a number of followers was deported to Florida, where he remained in military confinement for three years; he died one year after his release.
WordNet: lone wolf
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
  Synonyms: loner, lone hand


Wikipedia: Lone Wolf
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A lone wolf is a wolf that lives by itself rather than with others as part of a pack.

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/ Read more
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